Tuesday, May 17, 2011

What Ever Caused the Happening of the Black Death?

In the 1300's Europe enjoyed trade that reached from China to Black Sea. In October 1347 an Italian merchant fleet docked in Micina, Sicily with jewels, silks and spices. The towns people were just appalled at the state of the sick sailors that arrived with the goods.Terrified, the people shipped the vessels right back out to sea at once. In such a hurry the citizrens forgot to untie all the ropes that connected the ships to docks and some rats that were aboard ship skattered down the ship and got onto the dock. This is how the whole situation started.
  Within weeks people all over Sicily were infected and dying. Of course this was the start of the plaugue so alot of commoners didn't know what this sickness was and how to take action. Three months later the bubonic plague had spread to mainland Italy. Some say the reason was because the Jews poisoned the water supply. Becasue of this many jews were exicuted and killed. Others said ridiculious conclusions such as the plague spread through lust ith old women. The most said reason was God was sending punishment to those who had sinned. Since the reason was looked at a religious view people did religious acts to cure and stop the happening. The plauge was spread from flea to people and the fleas were spread by rats. So the whole beggining was when the rats came onto the land from the dock.

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